Sauropterygia. Lepidosauromorpha
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1 Sauropterygia
2 Lepidosauromorpha ***cladogram of lepids*** Pachypleurosauridae Nothosauria Pliosauroidea Plesiosauroidea Mosasauridae Thalattosauriformes? Placodontia Pistosauridae Plesiosauria Sauropterygia Lepidosauromorpha
3 Placodonts Triassic Sauropterygians that browsed for mollusks and brachiopods in shallow marine environments (like walruses) Had dermal armor and dense bone, with large, flat palatte teeth used to crush shells
4 Placodonts Some, like Henodus and Placochelys,, had a collection of bony plates covering their backs, a convergent feature with turtles
5 Limb Morphology As in ichthyosaurs, hyperphalangy indicates more derived condition (up to ten) NO polydactyly Oar-like paddles
6 Pachypleurosaurs Primitive Triassic Sauropterygians with completely aquatic life Peg-like teeth indicate fish diet Keichousaurus Hui is one of the most common Sauropterygian fossils, popular for collectors
7 Nothosaurs Evolved from early pachypleurosaurs, replaced by plesiosaurs at the end of the Triassic Likely led an amphibious lifestyle, as they retained webbed feet Diet probably consisted of fish, occasionally larger prey
8 Nothosaurs Many different varieties, some more aquatic than others Many similarities to proto-whales, as we ll see
9 Ceresiosaurus A type of nothosaur that may be the most direct relative of plesiosaurs Had no discernable toes (pure flippers), and was likely one of the first marine reptiles to propel itself paraxially
10 Pistosaurs Most primitive plesiosaur (mid-triassic) Only Triassic plesiosaur Shows traits of nothosaurs (has palate) and plesiosaurs (stiffened vertebral column)
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12 Jurassic Sauropterygia
13 Phylogeny Review
14 Phylogeny Review Advanced nothosaurs like Ceresiosaurus and Simosaurus (right) shared many traits in common with the fully adapted plesiosaurs
15 Phylogeny Review Pistosaurs (Pistosaurus, Corosaurus) also share traits with nothosaurs and plesiosaurs, and are considered the most basal plesiosaurs
16 Plesiosaur Phylogeny Order Plesiosauria is broken into 2 major suborders: the Plesiosauroidea, with long necks and small heads, and the Pliosauroidea, with larger heads and shorter necks
17 Plesiosaurs
18 Plesiosaur Morphology Limbs articulated in either rowing motion, Flying motion (like penguins), Or a combination What do you think?
19 Plesiosaur Morphology Limbs could also either move all together, forelimbs only, or alternating Alternating limb strokes would be most efficient
20 Plesiosaur Morphology Some Sauropterygia exhibit pachyostosis: : an unusual amount of bone thickening May be larger, more dense, or have greater mineral content Probably aided in ballasting animals hunting for benthic organisms, as only animals alive today with this condition are marine mammals (sirenians) Also saw this in mesosaurs Eocene Sirenian
21 Plesiosaur Morphology Feeding/Teeth: Most plesiosaur teeth were sharp and narrow, though some were more daggar-like What would these be good for eating?
22 Plesiosaur Morphology The pectoral and pelvic girdles are large and flattened on the bottom of the body, helping to streamline the animal and provide anchoring for the powerful limb musculature Gastralia,, or belly ribs (though not real ribs, as they do not attach to skeleton), help stiffen the thorax for rigidity in many animals (including Saurischians), and are common in plesiosaurs
23 Gastroliths Smooth stones found in stomachs of many plesiosaurs Since diet did not consist of plant material, stones probably used for ballast, though recent work suggests there may be other uses
24 Plesiosaur Morphology Viviparity: Recent pachypleurosaur finds have moveable pelvis, indicating possible live birth Although smaller plesiosaurs could have been powerful enough to haul themselves out of the water, larger ones were too big, limbs girdles are not braced against the backbone, and no eggs nor embryos have ever been found?
25 Jurassic Seas Ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs, and marine crocodiles (teleosaurs/ metriorhynchids) highest predators Belemnite squid and ammonites diversify Rise in bioerosion of carbonate shells, hardgrounds
26 Plesiosaurs Plesiosauroids (hereafter plesiosaurs) are grouped into about a half dozen familes, with many different shapes (Plesiosaurids, Cryptoclidids, Polycotylids, and Elasmosaurids).
27 Plesiosaurs
28 Plesiosaur Neck Morphology Plesiosaur necks are actually quite stiff (flattened zygopophyses on vertebrae) Likely long to hide body from prey as it approaches
29 Plesiopterys Sister taxon to Plesiosauroidea makes Plesiopterys the most basal true plesiosaur from Early Jurassic
30 Plesiosauridae Plesiosaurus and Attenborosaurus belong to family Plesiosauridae Relatively long tails compared to other plesiosaurs, larger flippers, and somewhat short necks (28 vertebrae) Only about 3 meters long
31 Cryptoclididae Cryptoclidids include Cryptoclidus and Muraenosaurus, medium-sized (8 tons) long necked plesiosaurs of the mid Jurassic
32 Cryptoclididae Around 30 cervical vertebrae 100 long, sharp interlocking teeth for catching squid, fish, and sifting crustaceans out of the bottom sediment
33 Polycotylids Used to be considered pliosaurs because of large head/short neck, but are actually related to elasmosaurs and cryptoclidids
34 Polycotylids Worldwide distribution in Cretaceous: Dolichorynchops, Trinacromerum, Polycotylus Had elongate rostrum and short postorbital region
35 Elasmosaurs Most advanced plesiosaurs Though they thrived in the late Cretaceous, their fossil record extends back to the Early Jurassic Elasmosaurus, Microcleidus, Styxosaurus, Thalassomedon
36 Elasmosaurs Grew as long as 14 meters, with anywhere from 32 to 71 cervical vertebrae
37 Elasmosaurs Long neck likely useful in hiding approaching body from schools of fish/squid
38 Elasmosaurs Long neck relatively inflexible (too much water resistance) Could not raise head high out of water or turn underwater
39 Plesiosaur Ecology Plesiosaurs and pliosaurs were the dominent marine predators through the Jurassic and early Cretaceous, though sharks were never far behind
40 Pliosaurs In the Early Jurassic, the pliosaurs split off from the mainstream plesiosaurs with transitional species such as Thalassiodracon
41 Basal Pliosaurs Early pliosaurs had shorter necks and larger heads than plesiosaur contemporaries, but were similar enough to cause confusion for taxonomists (Eurycleidus, Leptocleidus) Rhomaleosaurs represent first true transition to pliosaur morphology
42 Rhomaleosauridae Earliest of the giant sauropterygian predators (as big as many large ichthyosaurs) Longer neck than conventional pliosaurs, with a crocodile-like like head Dominant in early to middle Jurassic
43 Rhomaleosauridae Note how with ~28 cervical vertebrae, rhomaleosaur necks are not much different from plesiosaurs What might this suggest about their phylogeny and behavior?
44 Next Week More Pliosaurs Demise of Sauropterygia Mosasaurs The end of the Cretaceous
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